National Garden Week Highlighted Across Maryland Gardens
Spring’s sighs and scents fill yards as National Garden Week runs April 11 to 17. Ray Bosmans of the University of Maryland Extension notes rising homeowner interest, with more time at home spurring landscape improvements and inquiries about fertilizing, seeding, liming, and tree care. A Maryland Master Gardener Manual offers guidance through the Home and Garden Information Center in Ellicott City, with orders via mail or phone.
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Ray Bosmans
University of Maryland Extension Service
Bosmans
Maryland Extension Service Home and Garden Information Center
Ellicott City
Mr. Bosmans
Cooperative Extension Service
Maryland
Home and Garden Information Center
Homewood Road
Forests considered as alternative sludge disposal site in Maryland
Maryland produces eight to nine thousand tons of wet sludge daily with about a quarter recycled as fertilizer. Researchers from University of Maryland study applying sludge to forest land to see if nitrogen leaching can be kept within safe limits, noting results vary by site and that drought can worsen leakage.
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Maryland
Forest
Marla McIntosh
University of Maryland College Park
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
McIntosh
Ms. McIntosh
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Ms. MclIntosh
New Market Garden Club Leads Bicentennial Color Plan
New Market Garden Club hosts spring events for the bicentennial with tree planting on April 21 at 10 a.m. at the elementary school, a time capsule program for students, and a Mother's Day weekend plant sale. The group promotes the Paint the Town Red theme with geraniums and red flowers, and will plant flowers citywide after Mother's Day in containers and public spaces.
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Rebecca Long
News-Post
New Market Club
Garden Club
New Market
Tish Armstrong
Armstrong
Start Your Engines Check Mower First For Season
After a four month hibernation prepare your lawn mower for the first cut. Don Synnestvedt of The Brickman Group warns that unseen storage issues like mice, condensation, or debris can impair starting and cutting. He urges checking fuel lines lubricants spark plugs and sharpening blades annually with safe blade handling tips. Weather and turf hardiness will decide the exact first cutting date.
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Don Synnestvedt
Brickman Group Ltd
Synnestvedt
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